Immigrants
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Anywhere But Here, 2021
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Identifier: cw_2021spring_anwari_diva.pdf
Overview
"These stories paint a vivid picture of love and grief in their innumerable forms. They encompass that raw and all-consuming feeling of wanting and needing to get away. This collection comments on generational trauma and the immigrant experience. In unconventional short shorts and traditional short story form, they explore what it means to survive, to be a family, and what it takes to follow your arrow wherever it may lead." -- Abstract
Dates:
2021
Essential Hands, Invisible Labor: The Lives of Black Migrants in America, 2023
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Identifier: cw_2023spring_kakande_yasin.pdf
Overview
"This thesis is my personal story of just how elusive the American Dream can be. I share my struggle as I work long shifts as a caregiver and Uber driver to make ends meet while I apply for legal status, hoping to bring my wife and children. But this is more than just my story. It serves as a clarifying backdrop for the global migrant crisis and a rallying cry for change. Here, I share not only my personal experiences as someone who has to take 3D (dirty, dangerous, and demeaning) jobs to...
Dates:
2023